Ben Winston had never really met the cast of Friends. Sure, he’d said hello to Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry over the years dur…
Sure, he’d said hello to Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry over the years during their stops on CBS’ but after successfully pitching and getting them to sign on to HBO Max’sreunion, Winston used his downtime during the pandemic to re-watch the series and reach out to the six stars.
The result was a nearly two-hour reunion that was filled with the fun and games he originally pitched the stars of the former NBC comedy as well as a couple big reveals, including one that set the internet ablaze: that Aniston and Schwimmer had romantic feelings for one another as far back as season one. That reveal along with many of the unaired clips were the direct result of the extra year Winston and his team of producers had to bring the special together.